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1 | 2026 AIA ALASKA ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM & SCHEDULE | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | October 29-31 | Alyeska Resort, Girdwood | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Session Location Color Code: Kahiltna | Bering and Harding Rooms | Columbia Ballroom and Foyer | ||||||||||||||||||
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5 | Thursday Oct 29 | Kahiltna Ballroom | Bering Room (seats 35-40 theatre style) | Harding Room (seats 35-40 theatre style) | Expo Space (Columbia Ballroom A B C; Foyer) | ||||||||||||||
6 | 8:30 | 12:30 | Preconference Workshop: 2024 EIBC Update and Overview - Bill Clayton, Shums Coda (4 HSW) | EXPO SETUP | |||||||||||||||
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8 | 12:30 | 1:00 | Lunch: Welcome Address: Director Division of Fire and Life Safety Lloyd Nakano, Alaska State Fire Marshal's Office (HSW) | ||||||||||||||||
9 | 1:00 | 5:00 | Preconference Workshop: 2024 IBC Update and Overview - Bil Clayton, Shums Coda (4 HSW) | ||||||||||||||||
10 | 5:00 | 7:00 | Meet & Greet: Pumpkin Carving competition (carving kits provided) - Win prizes for "most creative", "spookiest", and "most detail", childrens age group prizes | ||||||||||||||||
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12 | Friday October 30 | Kahiltna Ballroom | Bering Room (seats 35-40 theatre style) | Harding Room (seats 35-40 theatre style) | Expo Space (Columbia Ballroom A B C; Foyer) | ||||||||||||||
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14 | 7:30 | 8:00 | Breakfast Buffet | Welcome: Daniel Clift, AIA Conference Planning Chair; Jobe Bernier, AIA Alaska President | ||||||||||||||||
15 | 8:00 | 9:00 | Guest Speaker: "What's Going on with Alaska's Economy", Katie Berry, McKinley Research Group | ||||||||||||||||
16 | 9:00 | 9:30 | EXPO Opens with Mimosa's! | ||||||||||||||||
17 | 9:30 | 10:30 | Demystifying Fellowship - Krista Phillips, Alaska Fellow Committee | "Next Generation of Architects", an Emerging Professional Panel Session - Margaret Morgenstern, Moderator; Panelists: Illya Azaroff, FAIA; ChungTse Lin; Paul Mullins; Zane Jones; Jobe Bernier | EXPO | ||||||||||||||
18 | 10:45 | 11:45 | "New School Builds: Inlet View Elementary & Ursa Major" - Paul Baril HSW)/ Tracy Vanairsdale, BWN (HSW) | ||||||||||||||||
19 | 12:00 | 1:00 | Lunch | Guest Speaker: "Beyond the Prompt: AI, Architecture, and Practice" - Lance Walters, School of Architecture - University of Hawaii at Manoa | Panel: Emerging Professionals (Andy Kreiter, Chung Tse Lin), Mid-Career Architect (Daniel Clift, AIA) Sr Architect and/or Fellow (Jobe Bernier, AIA, Michelle Klouda) | ||||||||||||||||
20 | 1:15 | 2:15 | "BECx Building Enclosure Commissioning", Jason Collins, AIA (HSW) | "Introduction to AI, How to get the Most out of AI Tools" Shelly Thomas, ASRC (bring your laptop or tablet) | |||||||||||||||
21 | 2:15 | 3:15 | Catch It Before It Costs You: A Risk-First Framework for Construction Contract Administration - Shaili Patel (HSW?) | "The Threat to Section 106: What Architects Need to Know.", Grant Crosby, Historic Resources Committee (HSW) | |||||||||||||||
22 | 3:30 | 4:30 | Guest Speaker: Be Watching for the BIG Announcement | ||||||||||||||||
23 | 4:45 | 6:45 | Cheers to successful day of learning! 🥂✨ Freshen up, step into character and leave reality behind for the night. 🎭✨ Join us in the Expo to win best and most creative costume prizes, drive by the Design Award Jury of Peers Posterboards (will also be on display Saturday), connect with industry peers, and build relationships that last long after that final session. | ||||||||||||||||
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25 | 7:00 | 9:00 | Costume Dinner (plated) | Keynote Speaker: Be Watching for the Speaker Announcement; join us after for networking and dancing with the Joe Eunice Jazz Band | ||||||||||||||||
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27 | Saturday October 31 | Kahiltna Ballroom | Bering Room (seats 35-40 theatre style) | Harding Room (seats 35-40 theatre style) | Expo Space (Columbia Ballroom A B C; Foyer) | ||||||||||||||
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29 | 7:30 | 8:00 | Breakfast Buffet | Welcome Remarks, Daniel Clift, AIA Alaska Central Section Chair | EXPO | |||||||||||||||
30 | 8:00 | 9:00 | Guest Speaker - "Energy" Donna Mears, AK Legislature (HSW?); General Membership Meeting, Jobe Bernier, AIA Alaska President | ||||||||||||||||
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32 | 10:15 | 11:15 | PAINT 201: High Performance Coatings for Commercial Spaces - Paul Mathews, Sherwin-Williams (HSW) | "Wildfire Resistance: Window Strategies for Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Design" - Colin Hendrix, Cascadia Windows & Doors (HSW) | |||||||||||||||
33 | 11:15 | 11:45 | Break - Network and enjoy ☕️ in the Expo Space. | ||||||||||||||||
34 | 11:45 | 1:00 | Lunch Buffet: Guest Speaker (12:00 pm) - "Architecture of Participation”, Aimée O'Carroll, ARB / Jon Gentry, AIA, GO'C | EXPO | |||||||||||||||
35 | 1:15 | 2:15 | TBD | Monument to Instrument: Straight Talk About the Future of Architects, Mike Mense FAIA | |||||||||||||||
36 | 2:15 | 3:00 | Final Break - Network, bring your gouls, ghosts, and goblins to trick or treat, and enjoy ☕️ in the Expo Space. | ||||||||||||||||
37 | 3:00 | 4:00 | "Anchorage Economic Development Policy and the Mayors Housing Initiative", Nolan Klouda, Policy Director wth Anchorage Mayors Office (HSW?) | Expo Teardown | |||||||||||||||
38 | 4:00 | 5:00 | "Strategies to Rebuild/Sustain the Alaska Architect Pipeline" - Krista Phllips, Alaska Fellows Committee | ||||||||||||||||
39 | 5:00 | 6:00 | Committee Meeting: College of Fellows | Tours (TBA) | |||||||||||||||
40 | 6:00 | 7:00 | Cheers to another successful day of learning! 🥂✨ Time to relax, unwind, and connect in the Kahiltna before dinner. | ||||||||||||||||
41 | 7:00 | 10:00 | Formal Dinner | 2026 AIA Alaska Design Awards Program followed by live jazz band | ||||||||||||||||
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